Our good friends Stephanie & Justin had been investigating the church for months and finally decided to get baptized. It was an exciting and difficult choice for them. They've were so blessed but also received so much opposition about it. I suppose that's the nature of doing what's right--some people will support you because they love you and want what's best for you, others will misunderstand and ignore how it helps and improves your life.
They asked Bob to baptize them, which was such an honor. We've been there all along the way gently pushing them (or giving them a swift kick in the behind when necessary), so they really wanted us to be at their baptism. Except, they live in Provo, UT now and we were still in San Diego, CA. So we planned and planned and decided to take a road trip up there for their baptism.
As things turned out, our trip to Utah was only the beginning. We were also finally able to move out of my in-law's house. Our move-out date and our road trip date happened to correspond pretty well, and we'd been wanting to go and visit my parents for a while too. So, we loaded all of our belongings up into storage, packed our bags, and decided to drive to Tennessee to visit my side of the family for a couple of months.
It was a long trip with a nearly 1-year-old, but we did our best to stop often and have fun along the way.
The baptism was wonderful.
Easter weekend was a lot of fun.
I got food poisoning in the middle of Nebraska and we stayed in North Platte for an extra day and night.
We stopped in Davenport, Iowa to visit some good friends of ours, Zach and Teresa and their 3 cute kids, where we celebrated my birthday..
And then we finally made it to my parents house out in the country.
Our plans for where we're going to live when we get back to San Diego were solid, then things changed and everything is up in the air again. But we're not stressing out about it (too much). We're just trying to enjoy our time here and make the most of spring and summer here on the farm.
